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Sibu makes its mark in the formation of Malaysia

SIBU: A mansion in this town stands as testimony to the historic decision made for Sarawak to gain independence through Malaysia in 1963. It was at this residence of Tan Sri Ling Beng Siew, president then of the Sarawak Chinese Association (SCA), that several political leaders attended a crucial meeting to determine whether Sarawak should […]

‘We all have a role to play’

SIBU: According to the Department of Statistics, the country’s unemployment rate in March this year was at its highest in 10 years at 3.9 percent, with more than 600,000 people being unemployed. In May 2020, Bukit Assek assemblywomen Irene Chang said that the number has increased to 810,000 and the rate is still soaring as […]

40 cops take part in convoy

SIBU: Forty policemen from the Motorcycle Patrol Unit (MPU) here participated in a one-day convoy programme to Belawai and Sarikei last Friday night. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit was present to flag off the convoy at the Sibu police district headquarters at 7.30am. He said the purpose of the convoy is to […]

SMC mulls ‘hell notes’ burning guidelines

SIBU: Some celebrants of the ghost festival here had gone overboard by improperly burning “hell notes” and joss sticks along the roadsides and open spaces, thus muddling them and leaving the sites messy. So, starting next year Sibu Municipal Council (SMC) will issue its guidelines on the burning of “hell notes” and joss sticks along […]

Three suspected human trafficking victims rescued

SIBU: Police on Tuesday (Sept 1) rescued three foreign women suspected to be victims of human trafficking during an “Ops Noda” raid on a reflexology and health centre at Jalan Tuanku Osman here. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit told that a team of Sibu Crime Investigation Division (CID) conducted the raid around 6.30pm. […]

Two lose RM6,460 in scams

SIBU: Two housewives here have fallen victims to two different scams, causing them to lose a total of RM6,460. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit explained that in the first case, a 35-year-old housewife was at home in Rejang Park when she received a WhatsApp message from the suspect. Saying that he was from […]

Bomba rescues trapped man

SIBU: A man was trapped inside his vehicle after he lost control of it, causing it to turn turtle at a roundabout at Aman-Sibu Road on Friday. According to the Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) operations centre, firefighters from the Sibu fire station were despatched to the scene after receiving a distress call around 2.04am […]

Trailer suddenly catches fire

SIBU: A trailer was partially destroyed after it suddenly caught fire at Jalan Selangau on Thursday (September 3). According to the State Fire amd Rescue Department (Bomba), firefighters rushed to the scene after receiving a distress call about the incident around 1.48am. “When the firefighters arrived, the trailer was still on fire. They immediately put […]

Strong support for Wong

SIBU: Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) Sibu leaders are supportive of their party’s Dudong branch chairman Wong Chin Yong to be the candidate for Dudong state seat in the coming state polls. As an indication of unity and show of strong support to Wong Ching Yong, SUPP Sibu leaders carried out a joint site inspection […]

BookBear service is now available

SIBU: The State Library is offering free BookBear service here via the Angka.sa2 application. In support of reading programmes and activities during the Covid-19 pandemic, the library is providing this service to its users. The BookBear is a direct-to-consumer book-borrowing service through the Angka.sa2 application, which can be downloaded from Google Play Store and App […]